Hannes Ignatius

Hannes Ignatius (8 October 1871-4 April 1941) was a Lieutenant-General of the Finnish White Guard during the Finnish Civil War.

Biography
Hannes Ignatius was born in Helsinki, Finland in 1871, and he was educated at the Hamina Cadet School from 1885 to 1892 and the Nicholas Academy of General Staff from 1896 to 1899. Ignatius served as a dragoon captain in the Imperial Russian Army before working as a businessman between 1901 and 1917. He served as Quartermaster-General of the Finnish White Guard during the Finnish Civil War, and he was promoted to Major-General in 1918. He wrote a book about White general Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim, and he was one of his most enthusiastic supporters during the 1920s and 1930s. He became a Lieutenant-General in 1928 and died in 1941.